High-water mark
670.7888
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.7888 at 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Mar 17, 2023
2 B SMOKIN
2 B SMOKIN is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 10th of 26 at the Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off (2014). They are ranked #5555 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “2 B SMOKIN' - MO”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1450
peak 1450 · rated over 8 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2013
latest Mar 17, 2023 · 9.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
11% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
618.07 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 620.81 (-2.74)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.18
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.12 · weakest Brisket (146.76)
Road miles
359
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 73 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
620.81 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1188 (85 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1917 (69 pts) | #1973 (69 pts) | #1476 (154 pts) | #2495 (59 pts) | #2488 (59 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2838 (52 pts) | #2749 (57 pts) | #2835 (52 pts) | #2078 (87 pts) | #2834 (52 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1434 (187 pts) | #1019 (337 pts) | #1507 (182 pts) | #1385 (217 pts) | #1615 (162 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1750 (117 pts) | #1759 (127 pts) | #1640 (147 pts) | #1840 (117 pts) | #1791 (117 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to 2 B SMOKIN, each with one reason worth a look.
116 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,551 of the rated field
- Contests
- 58
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1450
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to 2 B SMOKIN)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 2 B SMOKIN has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,567 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,538 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,561 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Level with 2 B SMOKIN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,571 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1450
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,554 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before 2 B SMOKIN's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 152.5712 | 160.12 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1656 | 140.5368 | 154.14 | top 70% |
| Pork | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 145.6228 | 159.79 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 135.3372 | 146.76 | top 84% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series) | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 68% | May 6, 2016 |
| Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 66% | May 2, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
5 of 9 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
248
finished ahead 66 times, behind 219
Longest layoff
4.7 yrs
Jul 13, 2018 → Mar 17, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20232 milestones
- Career-best overall score670.7888 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
20145 milestones
- First call Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
- First category win (Chicken) Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
- First overall top-10 Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5028 Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176 Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1486) Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.9 | Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off | May 2, 2014 |
| +0.3 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 17, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.8 | Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off | May 3, 2013 |
| -12.3 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest | Jul 3, 2015 |
| -12 | Sunflower Barbecue | Jun 14, 2013 |
| -8.6 | Johnson County Fair BBQ | Jul 11, 2014 |
| -6.8 | 1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) | Jul 13, 2018 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 88% | 86% | 86% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 71% | 82.5% | 82.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 83% | 83.9% | 83.8% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 62% | 91.2% | 88.8% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 86.4% | 84.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2023 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 46 / 68 (670.7888) | 35 (169.1316) | 46 (165.6916) | 20 (173.7028) | 53 (162.2628) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | 1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) Cameron, MO | 21 / 24 (619.2912) | 21 (153.1200) | 7 (169.1656) | 23 (145.6228) | 23 (151.3828) |
| May 6, 2016 | UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series) unrated Kansas City, MO | 17 / 24 (594.2056) | 11 (158.2400) | 20 (140.5368) | 9 (154.2744) | 17 (141.1544) |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 27 / 27 (603.8404) | 24 (160.5488) | 26 (144.5488) | 18 (163.4056) | 27 (135.3372) |
| May 1, 2015 | UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitor's Series) Kansas City, MO | 15 / 23 (602.2292) | 12 (154.8344) | 18 (147.4288) | 9 (162.2744) | 18 (137.6916) |
| Jul 11, 2014 | Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO | 31 / 36 (621.5776) | 31 (155.4516) | 31 (151.3372) | 14 (165.7028) | 31 (149.0860) |
| May 2, 2014 | Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS | 10 / 26 (656.5028) | 1 (176) | 11 (158.2744) | 15 (161.7028) | 15 (160.5256) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Sunflower Barbecue Topeka, KS | 31 / 34 (622.2858) | 23 (161.1430) | 19 (163.4284) | 28 (157.1430) | 32 (140.5714) |
| May 3, 2013 | Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS | 31 / 33 (596.5710) | 30 (152.5712) | 31 (146.8572) | 28 (154.2854) | 31 (142.8572) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.